496
496
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 496
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander is in fischerville, virginia tonight. our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, traveling with the president in madison, wisconsin and peter, we'll begin with you. what was it like on the road today? >> well, after a brief pause for prayer here, this is going to be a party-like atmosphere. they are trying to build on the momentum from last night. a country music band will be performing here and mitt romney will be joined by his running mate, paul ryan. let's give a sense of what it was like on the plane as we flew out here on the way out today. we saw mitt romney as loose and as relaxed as we have seen him all campaign. he was all smiles and laughter, joking with his advisers in the front cabin. at one point, the captain came on and said that the denver control tower has congratulated the governor. that of course was met by applause with all the folks sitting by the governor. a top adviser told me the campaign is in a really good mood, but they're going out of their way not to be gloating. one other story from last
peter alexander is in fischerville, virginia tonight. our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, traveling with the president in madison, wisconsin and peter, we'll begin with you. what was it like on the road today? >> well, after a brief pause for prayer here, this is going to be a party-like atmosphere. they are trying to build on the momentum from last night. a country music band will be performing here and mitt romney will be joined by his running mate, paul ryan. let's give a...
257
257
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
it is where we begin with peter alexander who is traveling with the ryan campaign, in sidney, ohio. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian, mitt romney traveled many miles on his campaign bus, making three stops trying to build on his momentum from last week and put his campaign in full swing. on the campaign trail, mitt romney stopped in mt. vernon, a manufacturing plant in a must-win state, owned by someone who has something in common with his wife, ann. >> they are both breast cancer survivors. >> reporter: the romney campaign hopes this is a sign of a trend, the polls surge showing that the trend is higher among women voters. on monday, he seemed to soften his position on abortion. during an interview with the des moines register >> there is no legislation on abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the obama campaign jumped on the comment, writing, we know where he stands on a woman's right to choose, pointing to his last comments made in 2007. >> so i would like to see roe v wade overturned, and allow the states and the elected represent
it is where we begin with peter alexander who is traveling with the ryan campaign, in sidney, ohio. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian, mitt romney traveled many miles on his campaign bus, making three stops trying to build on his momentum from last week and put his campaign in full swing. on the campaign trail, mitt romney stopped in mt. vernon, a manufacturing plant in a must-win state, owned by someone who has something in common with his wife, ann. >> they are both breast...
352
352
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 352
favorite 0
quote 0
both men running for the job were in ohio today along with nbc's peter alexander, traveling with the romney campaign, and starts off our coverage in cuyahoga falls, ohio. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. we're seeing real evidence that this race is tightening, not just nationally, but in crucial battlegrounds like here in ohio. with both candidates descending on the buckeye state, the o in ohio could easily stand for offense. a poll released late this afternoon shows president obama's lead has shrunk to just four points. touching down on akron on the last day ohioans will vote. mitt romney will campaign here four of the last five days. the president just wrapped up his 17th rally here, more than any other state. >> do not delay, go vote today. what do you think? all right, buckeyes, we need you. >> reporter: why all the attention on ohio? no republican has won the white house without it. romney advisers insist the race has fundamentally changed here since last week. just weeks ago, the campaign briefly considered its path forward without ohio. >> we feel
both men running for the job were in ohio today along with nbc's peter alexander, traveling with the romney campaign, and starts off our coverage in cuyahoga falls, ohio. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. we're seeing real evidence that this race is tightening, not just nationally, but in crucial battlegrounds like here in ohio. with both candidates descending on the buckeye state, the o in ohio could easily stand for offense. a poll released late this...
308
308
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 308
favorite 0
quote 0
alexander, traveling with the romney campaign. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, a romney adviser tells me that the campaign is stronger, that the candidate is increasingly confident. he tried to draw a sharp contrast on the issue of national security. with just 29 days to go, following the last debate, the race is quickly tightening, but remains volatile. the polls had different results. the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in-chief, and in what his campaign feels is a major foreign policy speech, accusing president obama of weak leadership. >> i know that president obama hopes for a stronger and more prosperous middle east, but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: and calling for a change of course, but offering few new policy details, romney argued that the middle east is a more dangerous place since the president took office, citing serious civil war. romney said he would support our
alexander, traveling with the romney campaign. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, a romney adviser tells me that the campaign is stronger, that the candidate is increasingly confident. he tried to draw a sharp contrast on the issue of national security. with just 29 days to go, following the last debate, the race is quickly tightening, but remains volatile. the polls had different results. the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new...
234
234
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 234
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander in denver. thanks so much for bringing our debate day power panel. now, we asked all of you in advance for your pointers for each of the candidate and we're going to put those up on the screen as we talk about this. so joy, i want to start with you. let's show the tips you have for governor romney about the type of performance he needs to deliver on. don't try too hard. don't get too snippy. this is a tall order. you are trying to see mitt romney cast that leadership vision and in an area where there's a lot of pressure. >> they telegraph it, romney has these zinger plan, but i think the risk is that he gets too desperate to have a big moment and that he overplays his hand. and if you look back at mitt romney's performance in the primaries, he did have a tendency to get snippy, and he already has some under water numbers on likability. the third on specifics is the very small number of undecided voters left. when they're asked why they're undecided, they say they want specifics about the plans of both of the candidates. so i think mitt romney can wan
peter alexander in denver. thanks so much for bringing our debate day power panel. now, we asked all of you in advance for your pointers for each of the candidate and we're going to put those up on the screen as we talk about this. so joy, i want to start with you. let's show the tips you have for governor romney about the type of performance he needs to deliver on. don't try too hard. don't get too snippy. this is a tall order. you are trying to see mitt romney cast that leadership vision and...
179
179
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
our peter alexander continues his travels with the romney campaign. he joins us live now. we understand the romney campaign is seeing much larger crowds. is today's rally looking like lit have a similar turnout? >> reporter: that's a good question. not as big as the rallies, but be clear we have seen some of the biggest rallies we've seen. 12,000 at a rally in cuyahoga falls. on tuesday, 9,000 in sydney hollywood ohiond a wednesday close to 9,000. make no mistake. that's why they're spending some form in each of the last five days in this state with others elsewhere. there will be two more stops also. we're listening to the senator ron portman of ohio who also happens to be mitt romney's sparring partner. perhaps the two of them going head to head in a hotel not far from where we were staying as they prepare for tuesday's critical debate as well. >> hey, peter, according to that latest poll, romney down just a few points there behind president obama in ohio, inching closer by the day. what's different about the romney campaign strategy in the buckeye state right now versus
our peter alexander continues his travels with the romney campaign. he joins us live now. we understand the romney campaign is seeing much larger crowds. is today's rally looking like lit have a similar turnout? >> reporter: that's a good question. not as big as the rallies, but be clear we have seen some of the biggest rallies we've seen. 12,000 at a rally in cuyahoga falls. on tuesday, 9,000 in sydney hollywood ohiond a wednesday close to 9,000. make no mistake. that's why they're...
236
236
tv
eye 236
favorite 0
quote 0
our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with more enthusiastic crowds and a simpler message. >> thank you. >> reporter: after weeks that reenergized republicans and reinvigorated the race, president obama is trying to blunt mitt romney's momentum embracing friday's encouraging economic news. >> we learned that the unemployment rate is now at its lowest level since i took office. more americans are entering the workforce. more americans are getting jobs. >> but romney hasn't ceded any ground, attacking failed policies that have stifled growth. >> the participation of our adults in the workforce were the same as at the time he got elected our unemployment rate would be 11%. >> reporter: both are touting the fund-raising tallies. $181 million for obama in september, the most for either side this year. with romney collecting more than 12 million following the debate. >> both sides will have a tremendous amount of mo
our andrea mitchell is standing by with analysis, but first nbc's peter alexander on the campaign trail in florida tonight. good evening. >> reporter: with one month to go, mitt romney is trying to capture the energy, with more enthusiastic crowds and a simpler message. >> thank you. >> reporter: after weeks that reenergized republicans and reinvigorated the race, president obama is trying to blunt mitt romney's momentum embracing friday's encouraging economic news. >>...
173
173
Oct 4, 2012
10/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> chuck todd, peter alexander wrapping it up for us tonight. thanks. >>> we have two big and still developing stories tonight having to do with how we all get around. on the east coast and the west, beginning with new troubles for american airlines. and for that, we want to go to tom costello. >> american airlines is sayingisaying i they are going to ground all 48 of the suspect 747s that have the seats that are becoming disconnected. they will be grounded as soon as they land. the airline says its mechanics now believe they've discovered the real problem that caused some seats to become disconnected from the floor. something called the seat rock plunger mechanism wasn't properly holding the seats down. it was just last night american said it inspected all eight planes and returned them to service. now, they're coming back out of service. this will mean some delays and cancellations as the airline accommodates customers. >> imagine their surprise when all those customers and aircraft land tonight. now out to california. of course, the driving c
. >> chuck todd, peter alexander wrapping it up for us tonight. thanks. >>> we have two big and still developing stories tonight having to do with how we all get around. on the east coast and the west, beginning with new troubles for american airlines. and for that, we want to go to tom costello. >> american airlines is sayingisaying i they are going to ground all 48 of the suspect 747s that have the seats that are becoming disconnected. they will be grounded as soon as...
148
148
Oct 5, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander joins us live from abingdon, virginia. he's on the phone. peter, explain what is the romney camp's reaction and how do they want to defend these new numbers as they get on the campaign trail in virginia? >> reporter: thomas, we are here in virginia, the second stop in virginia right now and we're about to hear from the governor a short time from now. you can see the big placard for everybody to see, which is again the line that he's repeated as a refrain, that we can't afford four more years like the last four years. of course, it does sort of change the language they have to play with in the course of this campaign that romney has consistently attacked the president for the unemployment rate being above 8% since the beginning of his time in office despite promises he would be able to cut it well below that place. obviously he will have to shift the language today but they say the message remains the same, sort of reinforces the issue of jobs today. one of the campaign advisers came back to me a short time ago, thomasing and told us before t
peter alexander joins us live from abingdon, virginia. he's on the phone. peter, explain what is the romney camp's reaction and how do they want to defend these new numbers as they get on the campaign trail in virginia? >> reporter: thomas, we are here in virginia, the second stop in virginia right now and we're about to hear from the governor a short time from now. you can see the big placard for everybody to see, which is again the line that he's repeated as a refrain, that we can't...
170
170
Oct 27, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
>> peter alexander on the trail with mitt romney here in florida. peter, thanks to you, sir, as always. >>> hurricane sandy. let's get back to it here. currently whipping the coast of north carolina with strong winds as folks all along the eastern seaboard are bracing for impact. let's good ahead and check in with our reporter on the ground, don trong, where officials are warning that this storm could be unlike any other that delaware has experienced in some time. >> well, because of the products commitment to the water, you have the chesapeake bay and the atlantic ocean which is behind me. it's being kicked up pretty well. s tonight are expected to get kicked up tomorrow. this is a crowded beach day in rehoboth because of the sea witch festival. it's a very large crowd. you're starting to see signs of businesses starting to board up because they're anticipating the conditions to go down pretty quickly starting tomorrow. the wind here is pretty steady for now, but it is very chilly because of this late season storm. they're expecting wide power outa
>> peter alexander on the trail with mitt romney here in florida. peter, thanks to you, sir, as always. >>> hurricane sandy. let's get back to it here. currently whipping the coast of north carolina with strong winds as folks all along the eastern seaboard are bracing for impact. let's good ahead and check in with our reporter on the ground, don trong, where officials are warning that this storm could be unlike any other that delaware has experienced in some time. >> well,...
112
112
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this is a speech that is largely about the middle east. we're not hearing a lot about asia, a lot about russia. this is really going to be focused on syria, iran, libya and afghanistan. is it not? >> yeah, i think you're exactly right. going to focus on the middle east and northern africa, libya specifically. mitt romney as you noted, will accuse the president of saying that simple language, that hope is not a strategy. trying to -- harry truman and reagan. this speech is almost dedicated to george marshall. we're here at the hall of valor. it is in the battleground state of virginia that's so critical right now. there will be some familiar themes that we expect to hear from mitt romney in the speech. he'll be speaking about the need to avert defense cuts. that affects tens of thousands of people potentially here in virginia. he'll focus on the need to reinvest in the military and also to strengthen our relationships with allies overseas. as you noted, there's not a great difference
peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign in lexington, virginia and joins me now and peter, this is a speech that is largely about the middle east. we're not hearing a lot about asia, a lot about russia. this is really going to be focused on syria, iran, libya and afghanistan. is it not? >> yeah, i think you're exactly right. going to focus on the middle east and northern africa, libya specifically. mitt romney as you noted, will accuse the president of saying that simple...
165
165
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> nbc's peter alexander is on the bus with the romney campaign, traveling to that 5:45 event. he is live on the phone with us. pete, this second rally of the day in ohio, i imagine we are probably going to hear a great deal of what we heard at the first, no doubt. >> craig, you're exactly right. the religious trying to hammer home these messages. as you heard in that rally a little earlier today with about 3500 fans, reporters in attendances, a series of attacks lines against china, accusing the president of basically failing to label china a currency manipulator for political purposes. these are big issues here in the state of ohio, where manufacturing is critical. just a short time ago we heard from mitt romney's running mate paul ryan saying we're going to bring america back to number one in manufacturing. that stuff resonates in a state like this. but more than anything else, what the effort is this weekend, it's the fifth consecutive day that mitt romney has in one form or another spent some time in the state of ohio as it shows just how critical they pugh view this state
. >> nbc's peter alexander is on the bus with the romney campaign, traveling to that 5:45 event. he is live on the phone with us. pete, this second rally of the day in ohio, i imagine we are probably going to hear a great deal of what we heard at the first, no doubt. >> craig, you're exactly right. the religious trying to hammer home these messages. as you heard in that rally a little earlier today with about 3500 fans, reporters in attendances, a series of attacks lines against...
147
147
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
joining me now is nbc news correspondent peter alexander. good morning to you. explain to us the importance and the backdrop of the speech today for team romney. >> reporter: yeah, thomas. as you know, this is not the first time spoken about foreign policy issues but the timing is critical now after the strong debate performance and the final month the campaign says they believe what the independent eyeballs focusing on this. as you noted, trying to demonstrate that peace through strength and effectively accuse the president of being a weak leader who has been bad for the military of this country. among some of the comments are the following. i know the president hopes for a safer, freer and more prosperous middle east allied with the united states. i share that hope but hope is not a strategy. there will also be familiar themes that we expect to hear here. the significance of avoiding defense cuts, specifically referring to sequestration and could affect tens of thousands of people here in virginia specifically. the need to reinvest in the military and the sign
joining me now is nbc news correspondent peter alexander. good morning to you. explain to us the importance and the backdrop of the speech today for team romney. >> reporter: yeah, thomas. as you know, this is not the first time spoken about foreign policy issues but the timing is critical now after the strong debate performance and the final month the campaign says they believe what the independent eyeballs focusing on this. as you noted, trying to demonstrate that peace through strength...
139
139
Oct 25, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
he continues to support the campaign himself a. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. thanks so much. we give you a live look in richmond, virginia, and that's where president obama will be speaking later this afternoon and we'll cover that for you on msnbc. >>> right now economists and budget gurus are on the edge that if d.c. does something to stop looming spending cuts and tax hikes they'll let the nation go over the fiscal cliff. today we want to talk about that trip to the brink and why it matters in this election. just a reminder, it all started back in july 2011, filled with members who pledged in their campaigns to not raise the debt ceiling under any circumstances and true to their word, they brought congress and the country to the edge of defaulting on our national debt for the first time in our nation's history and business leaders across the country. these key law making men agreed by wide margins and chambers by bipartisan support. and now 67 days will be back, and msnbc contributor and our resident congressional wizard is here to explain it all. the magi
he continues to support the campaign himself a. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. thanks so much. we give you a live look in richmond, virginia, and that's where president obama will be speaking later this afternoon and we'll cover that for you on msnbc. >>> right now economists and budget gurus are on the edge that if d.c. does something to stop looming spending cuts and tax hikes they'll let the nation go over the fiscal cliff. today we want to talk about...
188
188
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
we appreciate that, peter alexander. next let's check in on president obama's debate preparations today. we go to nbc's mike viqueira who is joining me live from the white house. >> good morning, alex. >> what is the latest? we have the president -- he's not there behind you, right? >> he is not there behind me, yesterday afternoon the president did something he hadn't done for the previous two debates, for this third debate, trying something new. he's off to camp david. it's not far and it's not in a swing state. it's in maryland's mountains. obviously the presidential retreat most people are familiar with it. the president doesn't use it as often as his predecessor. but remember he went to nevada and spent three days in debate camp prior to the first debate. then it was off to colonial williamsburg, another close-by locale for the second debate. both of those being swing states. the president now hunkering down in the quiet on top of that mountain up in the cacoctin mountains of maryland to prepare for that second deba
we appreciate that, peter alexander. next let's check in on president obama's debate preparations today. we go to nbc's mike viqueira who is joining me live from the white house. >> good morning, alex. >> what is the latest? we have the president -- he's not there behind you, right? >> he is not there behind me, yesterday afternoon the president did something he hadn't done for the previous two debates, for this third debate, trying something new. he's off to camp david. it's...
105
105
Oct 17, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
where we find nbc's peter alexander, always right at the side of the candidate. what a run you've had. >> 20 days but nobody is counting that's for sure. romney wrapping up his remarks as you can hear behind us a matter of a moments ago. he did make a statement in the final comments he wants to create an america where differences can be settled without personal attacks. that appeared to be an attack at the president for what the romney campaign views as a very attack oriented evening last night. the campaign obviously despite the jury still being out in terms of the way end pent and undecided voters viewed last night's campaign, the number one issue those folks wanted to hear about the economy and believe that is where mitt romney was best. in terms of the libya issue getting a lot today, a senior adviser told me just a short time ago that the obama administration and the president himself is playing dodgeball with that issue and remains to be litigated in the days ahead. >> peter alexander, it will be we have a foreign policy debate. see you in boca, if not soon
where we find nbc's peter alexander, always right at the side of the candidate. what a run you've had. >> 20 days but nobody is counting that's for sure. romney wrapping up his remarks as you can hear behind us a matter of a moments ago. he did make a statement in the final comments he wants to create an america where differences can be settled without personal attacks. that appeared to be an attack at the president for what the romney campaign views as a very attack oriented evening last...
117
117
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
first off though, just the issue that peter alexander was bringing up. that is the stark difference when you look at the way vice president joe biden was expressing himself. some saying overly energetic, perhaps condescending in some spaces. do you think he went too far? how do you answer those critics? >> first of all, joe is joe. i think he was in complete command, overwhelming in terms of experience. yes, he smiled a little more often and that's what happens when you really believe that it's noncompetitive and it shouldn't happen. and paul ryan put in a better performance than most people, including me ever, ever expected. >> do you think biden went too far though? >> no, of course not. i think after anyone analyzes this, and i'm concerned about the public's wanting to know what the facts are. facts have anything to do with it, biden was completely in charge of it because paul ryan has been running away from this budget, the republican party has, romney has, and he really believes in what he is saying is the only thing he's done in congress. he truly
first off though, just the issue that peter alexander was bringing up. that is the stark difference when you look at the way vice president joe biden was expressing himself. some saying overly energetic, perhaps condescending in some spaces. do you think he went too far? how do you answer those critics? >> first of all, joe is joe. i think he was in complete command, overwhelming in terms of experience. yes, he smiled a little more often and that's what happens when you really believe...
153
153
Oct 18, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's peter alexander also in new york for that event. hey, peter, good to see you. first of all, mitt romney is going to be speaking at the al smith dinner. president obama is going to go on jon stewart, tape jon stewart "the daly show" beforehand. it's a humerus evening. we know what kind of evenings these are like. this comes after a debate which made it clear these two men don't like each other. >> reporter: imagine what that conversations's going to be like when they greet each other shaking hands. last time was under different circumstances and they've been in hey new york state of mind for the last 24 to 48 hours since continuing to attack one another with same comments they did on the debate stage at hofstra university a short time ago. romney spending his day preparing for the speech and the next debate which of course is the foreign policy debate in florida on monday. but these debates, actually resonate, especially for romney, potential they hope for him to seem loose and seem like that relaxed guy that they believe romney advisers believe he is who can ma
nbc's peter alexander also in new york for that event. hey, peter, good to see you. first of all, mitt romney is going to be speaking at the al smith dinner. president obama is going to go on jon stewart, tape jon stewart "the daly show" beforehand. it's a humerus evening. we know what kind of evenings these are like. this comes after a debate which made it clear these two men don't like each other. >> reporter: imagine what that conversations's going to be like when they greet...
140
140
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign and joins us live now from denver. so obviously, details coming out at least about the strategy early on, the zingers and all of those things but what do we know today, peter? what is the campaign saying, strategy-wise? >> we know this morning that mitt romney was sort of fine tuning his message, the challenge for the president, of course is try to be tight with his answers, succinct in delivering the message he gets acroix. for mitt romney this is what his campaign long viewed as his best opportunity to speak to a massive audience of more than 50 million people that's why they spent time this morning fine tuning the message, relaxing in his hotel some of the day as well. four of his five sons will be with him this evening, grandkids there with him today, ann romney, his wife here as well. but going forward park the governor and his advisers recognize the important opportunity that faces him tonight and they say, you know, in the past, he has written on his sheet of paper, when you see him looking down during the past
nbc's peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign and joins us live now from denver. so obviously, details coming out at least about the strategy early on, the zingers and all of those things but what do we know today, peter? what is the campaign saying, strategy-wise? >> we know this morning that mitt romney was sort of fine tuning his message, the challenge for the president, of course is try to be tight with his answers, succinct in delivering the message he gets acroix. for...
119
119
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander following that for us out in front of hofstra university. thank you so much. >>> just minutes from now, the president will head from williamsburg, virginia en route to new york for tonight's debate. he'll do a walk-through of the site. kristen welker has more on the president's preparations. >> reporter: president obama whether spend some time with his debate prep team here in williamsburg, virginia before heading off to new york this afternoon. once he arrives in new york, he will do a walk-through of the event site. and then he'll have some down time before tonight's debate begins. campaign aides say he is feeling energized and prepared for tonight's debate, but he also also knows that he has to deliver a more aggressive performance than that lackluster first debate. in fact sources close to the campaign say it is likely president obama will reference mitt romney's 47% comments. of course president obama did not reference those comments during the first debate and it's an omission that angered some of his supporters. the president also has
peter alexander following that for us out in front of hofstra university. thank you so much. >>> just minutes from now, the president will head from williamsburg, virginia en route to new york for tonight's debate. he'll do a walk-through of the site. kristen welker has more on the president's preparations. >> reporter: president obama whether spend some time with his debate prep team here in williamsburg, virginia before heading off to new york this afternoon. once he arrives in...
289
289
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
WRC
tv
eye 289
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are in the tarmac right now. this is the romney campaign plane as he heads today to boca raton ahead of monday's third and final debate. the president will spend his weekend at camp david preparing for that debate. but both candidates on the trail squeezed in another series of attacks just yesterday. the president was in virginia accusing romney of moderating his stands and conveniently forgetting past positions on women's issues and the economy. he referred to it as romnesia. mitt romney said the president simply has no agenda, no plan for the future. he said the president's basically been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. again, though, that last debate son monday, just 15 days before what will be a very close contest. the focus is foreign policy. it will be heavily focused on the middle east and on terrorism. the president has long had an advantage on foreign affairs. of course, he was the man who called for the attack
peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are in the tarmac right now. this is the romney campaign plane as he heads today to boca raton ahead of monday's third and final debate. the president will spend his weekend at camp david preparing for that debate. but both candidates on the trail squeezed in another series of attacks just yesterday. the president was in virginia accusing romney of moderating his stands and...
131
131
Oct 20, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
nbc's peter alexander in florida. first president obama's agenda with mike. hello to you, mike. how's the president breaking down his cram session there at camp david? >> reporter: he is at camp david. the white house has kept this very close to the vest, the three days leading up to each of the three debates we've seen so far. he spent the previous two, alex, as you know in nevada a swing state before the first debate at debate camp there. then in williamsburg, virginia, virginia obviously another swing state before the second debate. this time he's chosen the solitude of camp david. believe me if you've ever been up there you know it's very tranquil up there. on top of a mountain not far from here. enjoying nice weather in the washington area today. yesterday he was back in virginia, another rally in purple northern virginia. this is where the swing state -- the swing voters are located in the commonwealth. he's been out there several times. at george mason university in fairfax and he joined this new term which eve
nbc's peter alexander in florida. first president obama's agenda with mike. hello to you, mike. how's the president breaking down his cram session there at camp david? >> reporter: he is at camp david. the white house has kept this very close to the vest, the three days leading up to each of the three debates we've seen so far. he spent the previous two, alex, as you know in nevada a swing state before the first debate at debate camp there. then in williamsburg, virginia, virginia...
83
83
Oct 14, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 83
favorite 0
quote 0
these two have gotten to know each other very well. >> peter alexander, thanks for weighing in. of all the indicators in presidential politics, here's one you may not have thought of. food. the food to watch. and if you're lucky the taste is barbecue. kerry sanders explains. >> reporter: alex, it's neck and neck in the state. it's too close for either the obama or romney campaigns to claim a likely victory. it's a dispute perhaps reflective of another debate in the state. which tastes better? eastern carolina or lexington style barbecue. in the western part of north carolina there's the barbecue most of the nation is familiar with. here they call it lexington style. pork shoulder, smoked for ten hours over oak and hickory. then smothered in a tomato based sauce. but to the east here in the t tarheel state, the pig is halved and slowly roasted. >> my job to chop, chop, chop the meat. >> and the the barbecue sauce, vinegar, hot pepper, salt and brown sugar. >> it's tangy, you get a lot of taste of the pork, but the vinegar impacts it heavily. >> like the barbecue, when it comes to
these two have gotten to know each other very well. >> peter alexander, thanks for weighing in. of all the indicators in presidential politics, here's one you may not have thought of. food. the food to watch. and if you're lucky the taste is barbecue. kerry sanders explains. >> reporter: alex, it's neck and neck in the state. it's too close for either the obama or romney campaigns to claim a likely victory. it's a dispute perhaps reflective of another debate in the state. which...
213
213
Oct 14, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign, joins me live now from washington, d.c. pete, governor romney got to be a bit more confident going into this second debate. the format is a bit different though. a town hall formal. how is he preparing differently? >> it's a good question. we were traveling into boston from ohio with the campaign yesterday. this is about as loose and as confident as we have seen mitt romney throughout the entire cou course of this campaign. there's a sense the crowds are appreciating what he's saying, having witnessed what he did in that first debate with president obama. he faces unique challenges in this next debate on tuesday night outside of new york city at hofstra university. specifically, he will have to speak directly to the voters in the room with them, just a total of 80 voters. while he's done a lot of town halls, the campaign says he has practice at this, he hasn't had a lot of tough questions thrown at him at those town halls. they're generally from people who are there because they support him. i spoke to a top adviser a coupl
peter alexander has been covering the romney campaign, joins me live now from washington, d.c. pete, governor romney got to be a bit more confident going into this second debate. the format is a bit different though. a town hall formal. how is he preparing differently? >> it's a good question. we were traveling into boston from ohio with the campaign yesterday. this is about as loose and as confident as we have seen mitt romney throughout the entire cou course of this campaign. there's a...
91
91
Oct 24, 2012
10/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
peter alexander is live in las vegas still. good morning to you. what do we know today? >> another full day before heading out to nevada. we are in nevada from the event he held last night. he wants to stop in reno and then heads to the -- iowa area and not too far away. cedar rapids from where the president is going to be stopping. where these guys stop is, as you noted, travel plans, says a lot about the state of their campaigns and where they think these campaigns will be decided. last night, we witnessed what we heard throughout the last couple of days from mitt romney which is -- the sort of strong, aggressive tone of leadership but also he is trying to make it seem like this is a movement. saying things like the campaign sing supercharged. and directly sort of referring to that idea of a movement behind him and i can say having travelled with him for ten months i have never seen this sign before. two signs placed just to fit in the camera shot. of course, democrats for romney to try to project him as a bipartisan leader as well. really trying to expand their audien
peter alexander is live in las vegas still. good morning to you. what do we know today? >> another full day before heading out to nevada. we are in nevada from the event he held last night. he wants to stop in reno and then heads to the -- iowa area and not too far away. cedar rapids from where the president is going to be stopping. where these guys stop is, as you noted, travel plans, says a lot about the state of their campaigns and where they think these campaigns will be decided. last...